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Show A HOt TH KltN AMHUATE. Sknatuh Gouman, of Maryland, and Senatou CAtir.rsi.E, of Kentucky, are both talked of as presidential possibili-tics. possibili-tics. His democrats are plainly iu a dilemma. They have been Dominating northern men on southern platforms, and have sacriliced brains to expediency expedi-ency until they seem to have lost all idea ot making a ijipiare contest for what they bdlieva. The brains of the detuo cratic party are in the south; its political politi-cal principles are nurtured in that oec-tiou oec-tiou and it is time that it had gone south to liud a candidate for the presi-di'iicy. presi-di'iicy. With very few exceptions the democrats of tho north are mere echoes of the Koutlieru leaders, and any demo-era', demo-era', who should be elected to the presidency presi-dency w ould draw his political iuspir-tious iuspir-tious from southern sources. Heretofore, the south ha been paesed by in making nominations because of war preju dices, but it h time to ignore tlmtsdi a from political considerations. It is not likely that the nomination of a tiouthcrn muu would lose any considerable consider-able number of votes to the party while it would certainly increase public respect re-spect for it. VVnen it shrinks from a shadow it proclaims itself as a coward; aud when it runs nftor men like Cleveland Cleve-land and Hill because of their avail-uLi.i'y avail-uLi.i'y n northern democrats it does not commend itauif to the coubdeuco of the people. Tue present talk about the gentlemen referred to indicates that the party may I e getting reauy to put its real exponents expo-nents forward. Thu republicans will cheerfully calp any candidate the democracy dem-ocracy may name, but itwill have much ii. ore rcxpecl for its ancient enemy wlieu tho latter bhall make an open liiit in Med of making its campaigns behind dummies. |